Slalom

  • Charlène Favier
  • France
  • 2020
  • 92'

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Fifteen-year-old Lyz, is an ambitious and talented skier who just got accepted to the elite program for sport prodigies. But Lyz is also a teenager, independent, vulnerable and stubborn. Under the physical and emotive pressure of drill-like schooling and training, she will give her best to meet the expectations of her strict trainer Fred (the excellent Jérémie Renier — In Bruges, The Unknown Girl). When Lyz finally starts winning, Fred’s relationship towards her changes and enters an uncomfortable physical intimacy. By tackling the topic of sexual abuse, director Charlène Favier narrates a gripping story of female coming-of-age and emancipation, facing helplessness and the final taking control. The film was selected for Cannes 2020.

Subtitles: HR/EN

Charlène Favier

Charlène Favier trained in act­ing at the Jacques Le Coq School in Lon­don and in direct­ing at the Asto­ria Stu­dio in New York. She found­ed her own com­pa­ny, Char­lie Bus Pro­duc­tion. She has written, directed, and produced sev­er­al short films: Free Fall (2012), Omes­sa (2015), Odol Gor­ri (2020 César Award nomination). Slalom is her feature debut.

Slalom

Director
Charlène Favier
Screenplay
Charlène Favier, Marie Talon, Sandrine Bourgoin
Cast
Noée Abita, Jérémie Renier, Marie Denarnaud, Muriel Combeau, Maïra Schmitt, Axel Auriant
DOP
Yann Maritaud
Editing
Maxime Pozzi Garcia
Producer
Edouard Mauriat, Anne-Cécile Berthomeau
Production
Mille et Une Productions
Festivals & Awards
Film Fest Gent 2020; Busan Int'l Film Festival 2020; Zurich Film Festival 2020; Reykjavik Int'l Film Festival 2020

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